N. N. Luzin as seen through his correspondence with P. A. Florensky (Q2778325)

The scientific personality of the mathematician N. N. Luzin is presented versus his correspondence with two other main scientists of his time P. A. Florensky philosopher and theologian -- and D. F. Egorov -- renowned mathematician, Luzin's teacher and mentor (together with which the former founded the Moscow school of theory of functions).NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe intellectual millieu developed in Russia prior to the October revolution of 1917, i.e. the movement known as the religious philosophical renaissance, is also briefly presented, as a countermovement of the intellectual elites against the materialistic view that was to gain space.NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe destiny of Egorov and Florensky have been written in the years of communist terror (labour camps, arrestings, killing\dots).NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEA special paragraph in the study is devoted to S. Demidov, a historian in mathematics, who is one of the most important researchers of that period.